Professor
John Cannon
FAA
John Cannon is a world expert on the development and implementation of algorithms in pure mathematics. He is the father of the computer algebra system Magma, which is used on a daily basis by thousands of mathematicians in over 70 countries. As part of Magma, Cannon and his team have developed hundreds of algorithms which solve difficult problems in algebra, geometry, group theory, and number theory, as well as in a number of other areas. He has also coordinated the work of over 500 mathematicians who have contributed to the Magma system, and built a world leading research group in computational algebra.
Fields of research
46 INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES-
4613
THEORY OF COMPUTATION
- 461306 Numerical computation and mathematical software
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804
DATA FORMAT
- 80401 Coding and Information Theory
- 4903 NUMERICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
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4904
PURE MATHEMATICS
- 490401 Algebra and Number Theory
- 490405 Group Theory and Generalisations
For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .
Expertise type
- Group Theory
- Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics
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